Late Introductions....and a few regrets.

[GoldenShield 46]

Well I decided to introduce myself to all of you guys, even though I've already made a few posts I had something to say and I thought that this would be the best place to say it.

 

I am a 19 year old university student and I have a story to tell you about how MLP: FiM has improved my life. Now before anyone gets annoyed, don't worry because this isn't one of those "Ponies saved my life" sap stories that people put up.

 

I only discovered that this show existed less than a year ago, and I only became a fan less than half a year ago but man do I wish I had found out sooner. You see MLP has really helped me get a more positive outlook on the world and my life in general, it's motivated me to try and improve my life, to be more confident and enjoy it. However this is all help I could have used much more about two years ago in 2011 or even a bit earlier.

 

I was never what you would call popular in school but I always had at least some friends that I could hang out with, plus my brother who is really close to me but honestly I would always prefer to read, or even just think about things on my own than spend all my time with others. For most of my time in school this wasn't a problem and the reason for my lack of popularity, my abnormally high intelligence and tendency towards reading had the benefit of putting me in all of the advanced classes and breezing through them without even trying. Unfortunately this wouldn't last, in my last two years of high school 2010 and 2011, I completely lost touch with everything, I spent all of my time on my own and skipped almost every class. It wouldn't have been a stretch to say that I was depressed and being diagnosed with Epilepsy at the beginning of 2011 sure didn't help but still, I didn't really mind being alone all the time that much.

 

You see, unfortunately not going to class and not handing in any of your assignments means that you can't graduate from High School and since I had spent all my time alone I had no friends either. So I was forced to withdraw from high school and that was that, luckily the fact that I am so intelligent meant that I could get into University without graduating high school by acing a special University entrance exam, the exam was a laugh and I aced it no problem and got into Uni which lead me to where I am now so I guess it all worked out in the end but still I do have one major regret that I just haven't been able to shake.

 

I never had all that much interest in girls in school, I just wasn't interested in any kind of romantic relationship, but there was this one girl that I had noticed near the end of my last year of school, she was a lot like me in many ways, loved reading, had a few friends but not tons and I had been in a couple of the classes that she was in all through high school and had even talked to her somewhat when I was younger, she even liked some of the same books I did. Problem was that I was terminally shy and didn't have any idea how to approach her. I spent weeks agonizing over it and before I knew it high school was over and I had no idea how to contact her. I know it doesn't seem like such a big deal, after all it was just one girl right? But I can't help but think about what could have been if I had just had the confidence to ask her and find out and it's a regret that simply won't go away.

 

Soo anyway, that's me and my story but I should mention that my first experience with WATCHING MLP: FiM was about half a year ago when I was in hospital for something related to my epilepsy and I didn't get it at first, but I gave it a second chance a few weeks later and watched a bit more and it didn't take long for it to get to me. Soon I found my self smiling in a way that I hadn't smiled in a long time even though I wasn't depressed any more I still hadn't felt this happy in ages.

[Mr Dash 1,820]

Welcome! MLP can make anyone smile. It's a little bit of light, of happiness, in a cold, dark world. Have no regrets, instead have faith. For if she is meant to be, you will meet her again. Anything is possible in this world.

 

I have lost all my friends. I have never had a girlfriend. But I have faith that one day, I will meet new friends, and I will meet the girl for me. This is just the beginning of something new, something wonderful. As I have discovered when I found MLP and the Brony community last month. So keep on smiling.

[MLP Dazzleglow 56]

i am glad that you are feeling happy again, and you felt comfortable to tell us your story. My opinion, everything happens for a reason. and maybe in your case, you will bump into her somewhere down the road. If you need to talk to somepony about anything, just send me a message, and i am sure i am speaking for alot of bronies when i say this, but you are not alone, and we are here for you *internet hug* /)